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Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)

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RxNorm Release Notes

November Release - 11/04/2024

For additional information about RxNorm releases, including scripts for loading the RxNorm data into Oracle and MySQL databases, read the RxNorm Technical Documentation.

Sources

The following sources with version names in bold have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name Source Abbreviation (SAB) Version
DrugBank DRUGBANK DRUGBANK5.0_2024_10_10
Gold Standard Drug Database GS GS_2024_10_15
Multum MediSource Lexicon MMSL MMSL_2024_10_01
Micromedex RED BOOK MMX MMX_2024_10_04
FDA Structured Product Labels MTHSPL MTHSPL_2024_10_26
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) NDDF NDDF_2024_10_09
RxNorm normalized names and codes RXNORM RXNORM_20AA_241104F
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File VANDF VANDF_2024_09_30

The following sources have not been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name Source Abbreviation (SAB) Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System ATC ATC_2024_01_19
Vaccines Administered CVX CVX_2024_09_11
CMS Formulary Reference File MTHCMSFRF MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) SNOMEDCT_US SNOMEDCT_US_2024_07_31
USP Compendial Nomenclature USP USP_2024_07_10

*Reminder: As of October 2017, Medi-Span data will not be included in the RxNorm or UMLS releases. If you have questions about Medi-Span, please contact: medispan-support@wolterskluwer.com.


RxNorm Data Changes

No major changes.



Data Counts

Term Type or AttributeNumber
Active GPCKs614
Active BPCKs707
Active SCDs17475
Active SBDs9606
Active RXNORM MINs3803
Active RXNORM INs14446
Active RXNORM PINs3508
Active RXNORM BNs5094
Active RXNORM DFs122
  
Obsolete GPCKs253
Obsolete BPCKs238
Obsolete SCDs19496
Obsolete SBDs11810
Obsolete RXNORM MINs0
Obsolete RXNORM INs0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs6462
Obsolete RXNORM DFs64
Editor-suppressed SCDs2077
Editor-suppressed SBDs1725
SAB=RXNORM NDCs251080
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs251080

Last Reviewed: November 4, 2024